i 


Catalog  1. 
CV 


Roddis  D 


oors 


(ofe  louse  a  man  Ivilds  repeals  lis  petsonalil £; 
through  ils  doors,  its  halls  anci  its porticos 
runs  Ifip  storg_  of  his  life.” 

/  SHAKESPEARE 

J .  ' 

Roddis  LumLer  & 'Veneer  Co. 

Mar  s  kR  eld ,  Wisconsin. 

Roddis  Lumber  &  Veneer  Co. 

GENERAL  SALES  OFFICE  and  FACTORY: 

Marshfield,  Wisconsin 

SAW  MILL  and  PLANING  MILLS: 

Park  Falls,  Wisconsin 


BRANCH  OFFICES: 


New  York,  N.  Y. 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 
Chicago,  III.  - 
Cleveland,  0.  - 
Detroit,  Mich. 
Cincinnati,  0.  - 
Kansas  City,  Mo.  - 
Indianapolis,  Ind.  - 
Harrisburg,  Pa. 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.  - 


200  Fifth  Avenue. 

1019-20  Lumber  Exchange. 
Murray  Building. 

1306  Conway  Bldg. 

2435  Woodhill  Road. 

301  Penobscot  Bldg. 

1020  First  Nat’l  Bank  Bldg. 
1621  Main  Street. 

318  Hume-Mansur  Bldg. 

2150  N.  Fifth  Ave. 

Ellicott  Square. 


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GUARANTEE 

We  take  great  pride  in  guarantee¬ 
ing  our  Doors  mechanically  per¬ 
fect.  Should  any  prove  defective 
vJewill  replace  <hem  without  charge 


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RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


Flush  Veneered  Doors 


LUSH  veneered  doors  have  no  panels.  They 
have  a  flush,  even  surface  like  a  slab  of  mar¬ 
ble.  This  preserves  the  beauty  of  the  veneer 
and  gives  the  door  a  sweep  and  character  not 
possible  to  obtain  in  the  old  style  panel 
doors. 

From  an  artistic  as  well  as  from  a  practical 
standpoint,  they  easily  take  first  place,  and 
from  a  technical  standpoint  they  possess 
many  distinct  advantages  over  all  other  doors. 

Their  popularity  is  based  on  solid  reasons: 

They  are  beautiful. 

They  are  sanitary. 

They  retard  fire  and  sound. 

They  will  not  shrink  nor  swell. 

They  improve  in  appearance  with  age. 

In  fine  woods,  like  Mahogany  and  Circassian  Walnut,  they 
are  less  expensive  than  the  old-style  doors. 

Our  doors  are  extremely  moderate  in  price,  averaging  the 
same  as  doors  in  the  usual  run  of  residences  but  possessing  a 
stability  and  beauty  far  beyond  them.  There  are  no  mould¬ 
ings  nor  any  other  uneven  surfaces  upon  which  dust  may 
lodge.  The  surface  of  the  door  is  smooth  and  unbroken,  a 
feature  which  will  appeal  to  all  housekeepers. 

The  Roddis  Lumber  &  Veneer  Co.  were  the  first  success¬ 
ful  manufacturers  of  this  type  of  door.  More  than  twenty 
years  of  successful  experience  has  taught  us  how  to  handle 
veneers  to  produce  the  best  results. 

We  manufacture  large  quantities  of  Quartered  Oak  and 
Mahogany  desk  tops  for  the  leading  desk  manufacturers. 
We  build  our  flush  doors  along  the  same  correct  mechanical 
lines. 


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RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


The  Story  of  the  Manufacture  of 
Roddis  Flush  Veneered  Doors 

!!!IIIIII!MI!III1IUIIIIII1II!III!I!IIIIIIIIIIIM 

THIS  is  a  Short  Story.  It  tells  something'  of  how  the  RODDIS 
FLUSH  VENEERED  DOORS  are  made,  but  it  does  not  tell, 
except  between  the  lines,  the  expenditure  of  energy,  money 
and  time  it  has  cost  to  develop  the  high  degree  of  perfection 
shown  at  the  Roddis  Plant,  such  a  degree  of  perfection  as  has  chal¬ 
lenged  the  admiration  of  every  expert  who  has  visited  our  works. 

One  of  the  largest  contracting  firms  in  the  world  says,  “We  were 
surprised  at  the  extent  of  the  equipment  of  your  plant.  We  consider 
it  one  of  the  largest,  if  not  the  largest,  of  its  kind  in  the  country.” 

experience  In  the  first  place,  we  have  had  22  years  of  successful 
experience  in  the  manufacture  of  glued-up  stock.  Wherever  fine 
desks  and  furniture  are  made  our  product  has  won  recognition  as 
the  best  on  the  market. 


WE  OWN  OUR 
OWN  TIMBER 
LANDS 


To  protect  our  supplies  we  have  purchased  and  own  in 
fee  twenty-eight  thousand  acres  of  choice  Wisconsin 
timber  land.  On  this  are  millions  of  feet  of  birch, 
elm,  oak,  ash  and  other  native  hardwoods.  (We  have  erected  our  own 
saw  mills  and  built  through  the  forest  20  miles  of  our  own  railroad.) 


IMPORTERS  OF 
MAHOGANY 


TREATMENT  OF 
THE  CORES 


We  are  large  users  of  mahogany,  which  we  buy  in 
the  logs  in  the  markets  of  Liverpool  where  our 
agents  select  such  logs  as  best  meet  our  requirements.  We  use  no 
“BAYWOOD”  nor  any  other  substitute  for  mahogany.  Wherever 
mahogany  appears  either  in  our  catalogue  or  price  list,  it  may  be 
depended  upon  that  the  wood  priced  is  the  best  African,  South  Amer¬ 
ican  or  Mexican  Mahogany. 

The  cores  or  center  stock  of  our  Flush  Veneered 
doors  are  subjected  to  a  treatment  in  addition  to  kiln 
drying  which  removes  all  acid  from  the  wood.  This  leaves  the  stock 
with  the  fiber  sound  but  lifeless,  with  the  warping  and  twisting  quali¬ 
ties  destroyed  and  in  perfect  condition  for  receiving  the  lamination  of 
cross  banding  and  face  veneers. 

hardwood  Hardwood  bands  seven-eighths  of  an  inch  thick  are 
bands  inserted  in  both  sides  and  across  the  top  and  bottom  of 

the  edges  of  the  doors.  When  the  veneers  are  applied  these  bands 
practically  hermetically  seal  the  core  in  an  airtight  compartment 
where  no  moisture  reaches  it.  The  door  will  then  stand  without  warp¬ 
ing,  shrinking  or  swelling,  and  if  no  accident  happens  to  it,  it  will  last 
as  far  into  the  future  as  the  Pyramids  are  distant  into  the  past. 

See  RODDIS  STANDARD  CONSTRUCTION,  Page  27. 


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RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


gluing  ON  the  Through  long  experience  we  have  learned  how  to 
veneers  apply  veneers.  We  have  discovered  a  method  which 

practically  prevents  blisters  appearing  on  our  doors. 

matching  The  veneers  from  each  log  are  kept  separately  in  piles  or 
veneers  bundles  called  “flitches”  and  are  carefully  matched  to  bring 
out  the  natural  beauty  of  the  wood.  In  quartered  oak  we  use  nothing 
but  sawed  veneers.  We  use  no  “sliced”  quartered  oak  whatever  for 
our  doors. 


drying  Our  veneers  for  our  flush  veneered  doors  are  dried  in  a 
veneers  great  Philadelphia  Textile  Drier.  This  machine  is  110  ft. 
long.  We  have  found  it  necessary  in  order  to  properly  dry  out  our 
stock  to  install  this  machine.  We  feel  we  could  not  make  a  door  up 
to  our  standard  or  one  which  we  would  guarantee  without  it. 

drying  OUT  the  doors  This  is  essential  to  the  proper  manufacture 
AFTER  GLUEING  0f  a  door.  Our  FLUSH  VENEERED  doors 

are  dried  thoroughly  after  gluing  and  before  sand  papering. 

sand  papering  In  addition  to  sanding  our  doors  on  the  best  of  “drum 
and  polishing  sanders”  we  do  not  allow  them  to  leave  our  factory 
until  they  have  been  put  through  an  additional  process  of  sanding  and 
polishing  on  belt  sanders,  so  all  our  doors  are  polished  and  hand 
cleaned  ready  for  finishing  when  they  leave  our  factory. 

veneer  The  cutting  of  veneers  is  a  story  in  itself.  Beginning  with 
mills  (dm  piies  0f  logs  a  third  as  high  as  a  ten-story  building, 

it  is  an  interesting  sight  to  watch  them  pass  over  the  tramways  from 
the  yards  into  the  machines.  As  one  stands  and  watches  them 
disappear  into  the  mill  he  begins  to  understand  the  reason  for  the 
vanishing  hardwood  forests  of  America.  In  they  go  at  the  rate  of 
one  a  minute,  logs  that  represent  the  best  part  of  a  tree.  From 
the  equalization  saws  the  logs  are  plunged  into  the  steaming  tanks 
and  from  there  to  the  veneer  machines. 

there  is  The  large  choice  sheets  are  saved  for  the  doors  and  all  the 
NO  waste  resf  is  utiiizeci  for  panels  for  a  hundred  purposes  of  a 
thousand  and  varying  sizes,  so  there  is  no  waste.  Having  a  place  for 
every  piece  there  is  no  temptation  to  “let  it  go”  when  a  large  sheet 
develops  a  defect  of  any  nature.  The  defect  is  eliminated  and  the 
sheet  is  cut  up  into  stock  of  smaller  requirements. 

crating  for  One  satisfied  customer  said,  “The  doors  were  packed 
shipment  so  carefully  they  would  have  made  the  journey  to 

China  safely.  It  is  of  no  advantage  to  make  fine  work  and  then 
pack  it  so  carelessly  that  it  is  all  marred  when  it  reaches  its  desti¬ 
nation. 

the  roddis  In  this  way  the  RODDIS  QUALITY  is  maintained  and 
quality  our  FLUSH  VENEERED  doors  have  elicited  many  fine 

letters  like  those  on  succeeding  pages. 


Page  Seven 


RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


CONCLUSION  This  in  brief  is  the  story  of  the  RODDIS  FLUSH 
VENEERED  DOOR.  It  is  something  of  a  compensation  to  manufac¬ 
ture  an  article  that  has  given  such  universal  satisfaction  all  the  way 
across  the  continent  from  Ellis  Island  in  New  York  harbor  to  an 
island  off  the  Pacific  Coast. 


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September  30,  1910. 


September  30,  1910. 


To  Whom  It  may  Concern: 


Thie  is  to  certify  that  the  doors  for  the 


Studebaker  Administration  Building  in  South  Bend,  Ind¬ 
iana,  were  made  by  the  Roddls  Lumber  and  Veneer  Company 
in  their  plant  at  Marshfield,  Wisconsin.  Our  repre¬ 
sentative  visited  their  plant  at  Marshfield  twice  during 
the  time  these  doors  were  being  made,  and  was  surprised 
at  the  extent  and  equipment  of  the  plant.  We  believe  it 
to  be  one  of  the  largest,  if  not  the  largest,  of  the  kind 
in  the  country. 

The  doors  were  highly  satisfactory  In  every  way,  and 
since  being  Installed  by  us  about  two  years  ago  have  given 
perfect  satisfaction.  We  have  not  had  one  word  of  complaint, 
either  from  the  owners,  the  Studebaker  Manufacturing  Company, 
o W  the  Architect,  S.S.  Beman. 


Yours  very  truly. 


Secretary. 


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RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


Nim  S  vq  r,®  C^nraBNr 


©wajwio  jan>  xi,  x?le, 


F.  K.  Tinkhscn, 

Roddls  Lumber  k  Veneer  Co., 

City: 

Dear  31r:- 

The  severest  teat  we  o*n  oonceive  of  was  inadvertantly 
given  p ime  of  your  panels  and  wainsooting  in  our  offioe,  aoon 
after  same  were  installed.  The  plumbers  and  steamf ltfcera  aool- 
lentally  loft  the  cap  off  a  steampipe  olose  to  some  of  the 
panels.  Hot  -steam  poured  out  on  to  the  surfaoe  all  night,  but 
beyond  talcing  off  the  finish,  to  6ome  extent,  it  did  not  injure 
the  paneling  at  all.  1  was  really  remarkable — did  not  check 
or  even  swell. 

Yours  truly, 

THE  WELCH  MFC.  CQ, , 

!/  //  Seoretary, 


Paneling  in  the  Office  of  the  Welch  Mfg.  Co.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 


Page  Nine 


RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


Residence  of  Mr.  Frank  Coleman,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Pierre  Lindhout,  Architect. 

Residence  of  Mr.  Chas.  H.  Leonard,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Wm.  Clarke,  Architect. 

Residence  of  John  W.  Lynde,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 


Page  Ten 


RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


(Jkavu  j\L»:ii>5\S»AVi>r.s  JV'NK. . 


March 

Twenty-fifth 
1J  ins  t  eon-fifteen. 

F.  K.  Tlnkhain,  Manufacturers  Agent, 

402  Murray  bld'g, 

City. 

Seu  Sir: 


You  have  asked  me  about  the 
Roddis  Lumber  *  Veneer  Co.  '3  doore 
installed  in  ay  house,  which  are  manufactured 
at  Marshfield,  Wisconsin,  and  I  am  glad  to 
say  to  you  that  nothing  in  ay  house  gives  me 
more  pleasure  than  the  veneered  doore.  Their 
appearance  is  always  plain  and  rich,  and  we 
have  had  no  trouble  with  their  getting  out  of 
shape. 


I  would  advise  anyone  wishing  to 
have  lasting  satisfaction  to  put  in  this 
11ns  of  doore. 

Hoping  thie  testimonial  may  be  of 
some  c err ice  to  you,  I  am, 


Very  truly  yours. 


Mr.  P.  K.  Tlnkhan,  Representing, 
Roddla  Lumber  4  Venoor  Co. , 
Marshfield,  Wla. 

Dear  Sir :  - 


In  response  to  your  Inquiry  of  March  23d,  I  am  pleased 
to  say  that  the  doors  In  my  new  residence  ore  giving  perfect  sat¬ 
isfaction.  -n  faot,  they  are  the  admiration  of  every  visitor  to 
the  plaoe . 

Very  truly  yours. 


Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  March  27,  191o. 
Mr.  F.  K.  Tinkham, 

Murray  Bldg., 

City. 

Dear  Sir : — 

Answering  your  recent  letter,  Roddis  Lumber  & 
Veneer  Co.'s  doors  that  you  furnished  for  my  resi¬ 
dence,  will  say  they  have  proven  very  satisfactory. 
I  feel  that  no  deal  connected  with  my  building  opera¬ 
tions  has  resulted  in  more  genuine  satisfaction. 
Should  I  build  again  in  the  future,  would  surely  dupli¬ 
cate  order  for  doors. 

Very  truly  yours, 

John  W.  Lynde. 


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RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


Residence  of  Mu.  W.  R.  Penny,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Residence  of  Mr.  John  Shank,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Pierre  Lindhout,  Architect. 

Residence  of  Mr.  Carroll  F.  Sweet,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Otis  &  Clark,  Architects. 


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RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


Residence  of  F.  W.  Orsinger,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Residence  of  Mr.  Frank  Cargill,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Wm.  M.  Clarke,  Architect. 

Residence  of  Mr.  E.  K.  Pritchett,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Wm.  M.  Clarke,  Architect. 


Pape  Fourteen 


RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


E  *  PPlCMETT 


CRANO 


April  6,  1915. 


Mr.  F.  K.  Tlnkham, 

Murray  Bldg., 

Orand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Pear  8ir: 

A  little  more  than  two  years  ago  we  built  a  new  home 
on  Plymorth  Road  in  this  oity.  All  of  the  doors  are  the  flush 
panel  type,  manufactured  by  toe  Roddis  Lumber  &  7eneer  Co.  of 
Marshfield,  Wisoor.sln. 

These  doors  have  proven  very  satisfactory  in  every  . 
respect.  They  have  held  their  shape  perfectly  regardless  of 
the  varying  temperatures  and  humidity  of  two  summers  and  two 
winters.  The  workmanship  and  finish  is  excellent.  The  match¬ 
ing  of  the  veneer  and  the  treatment  of  the  inlay  indicates 
rare  skill.  The  flush  panel  door  being  smooth  is  easily 
cleaned  and  is  more  sanitary  than  any  other  type  of  door. 

Your  doors  have  been  greatly  admired  by  our  friends 
and  are  a  source  of  much  satisfaction  to  ourselves. 

Yours 


J.  O.  CEDERBERG,  JR. 

ARCHITECT 
400  ENDICOTT  BLDG. 

SAINT  PAUL. 

March  26,  1916. 

Mr.  Henry  O.  Johnson, 

8  North  Sixth  Street, 

Minneapolis. 

Dear  Sir : 

In  regard  to  the  Sterling  Laminated  Flush  Veneered  Doors, 
manufactured  by  the  Roddis  Lumber  and  Veneer  Co.,  which 
were  used  throughout  the  Swedish  Baptist  Theological  Semi¬ 
nary  in  this  city,  I  would  like  to  say  as  the  Architect  for 
that  building  that  they  have  given  universal  satisfaction. 

The  grain,  especially  in  the  oak  doors,  is  the  handsomest 
I  have  ever  seen  and  the  workmanship  and  finish  all  that 
can  be  desired.  The  almost  soundproof  quality  of  these  doors 
has  been  mentioned  to  me. 

I  am  specifying  them  for  the  new  Bethel  Academy. 

Very  truly  yours, 

C-J.  J.  O.  Cederberg,  Jr. 


RAPIDS  MICHIGAN 


Page  Fifteen 


St.  Mary’s  Hospital,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 
New  U.  B.  A.  Hospital,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Samaritan  Hospital,  Troy,  N.  Y. 


Page  Sixteen 


RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


1915. 


RoiMia  Lumber  *  Veneer  Co. , 
200  Fifth  ave.,  City. 


Gentlemen:  - 


Replying  to  your  favor  of  the  22nd  ln9t.  ,  and  an¬ 
swering  your  Inquiry  we  would  state  that  the  1200  birch  flush 
veneered  doors  furnished  by  70U  for  the  Samaritan  Hospital, 
Troy,  N.  Y. ,  are  giving  the  utmost  satisfaction. 


The  doora  were  an  excellent  lot  and  are  proving  moat 
durable  and  desirable  In  every  particular.  The  attractive 
finish  has  oreated  much  favorable  comment  and,  In  fact,  they 
are  quite  a  feature  of  the  building. 


We  should  be  nore  than  pleased  to  favor  you  with  further 
business  wherever  it  la  possible  to  adopt  this  type  of  door 
in  connection  with  our  work. 


Contractors  &  Builders 


DETROIT  MICH. 

June 

10th, 

1915. 


Roddle  Lumber  &  Veneer  Co., 

Marshfield,  Wisconsin. 


Gentlemen: 


It  16  about  four  months  since  we  com¬ 
pleted  the  latest  additions  to  tne  Detroit  Tuber¬ 
culosis  Sarutorlum,  in  which  we  used  your  Flush 
Veneered  Birch  doore,  throughout.  We  feel  called 
upon  to  comraend  you  on  your  door,  since  we  have 
used  it  exclusively  for  the  past  two  years,  wherever 
a  door  of  thi6  kind  was  specified.  We  found  them 
to  be  well  constructed  to  taxe  finish  nicely,  and 
to  stand  up  under  the  most  trying  conditions. 

As  to  your  service  and-  method  of  doing 
business,  we  are  more  than  pleased.  We  shall  oer- 
tainly  use  your  door  In  the  future. 

Yours  very  truly, 


JOHN  WHITTAKER  6.  CO. 


SECY.ftTREAS 


JAW- OF 


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RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


Theodore  D.  Buhl  Memorial  Building,  Detroit,  Mich. 

J.  L.  Hudson  Memorial,  Harper  Hospital,  Detroit,  Mich. 


Page  Eighteen 


RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


Private  Office 

iEO’YGE  W.  SWEENEY 


New  YorV  December  19th,  1910. 


Roddis  Lumber  ft  Veneer  Co. 

Chicago,  Ills. 


Dear  Sir:- 

Roplying  to  yours  of  the  14th  lnst,,  would  say  that 
my  reason  for  not  answering  earlier  is  that  J  wished  to  have 
an  inspection  made  of  all  the  doors  at  the  Hotel  Rochester 
before  I  wrote. 

The  report  was  very  favorable.  The  doors  are  stand¬ 
ing  up  and  we  have  not  found  any  blisters  on  any  of  them.  Now 
that  they  have  gone  through  three  years  of  wear,  I  think  it 
is  safe  to  guarantee  them.  They  have  oeen  greatly  admired 
by  practical  hotel  men  and  others. 

Yours  very  truly. 


Harper  Hospital 


SUrrftIHTINDBMT'S  Or.lCt 


Detroit.  Micm. 

March  15,  1915. 


Roddis  Lumber  4  Veneer  Co., 
Marshfield,  Wl*. 

Gentlemen: 


The  new  addition  to  Harper  Hospital,  the  J.  L,  Hudnon 
Building  and  the  Theodore  D.  Buhl  Memorial  Building  arc 
equipped  with  flush  veneered  doors  made  by  you.  Thus  far 
they  have  given  entire  oatisfactlon. 


WS/JBH 


Your a  truly, 
HARPER  HOSPITAL, 


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No.  1.  ANTHONY  HOTEL.  FT.  WAYNE,  INDIANA  Chas.  R.  Weatherhogg,  Architect 
No.  2.  HOTEL  ROCHESTER,  ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.  Crandall  &  Strobel,  Architects 
No.  3.  HOTEL  CASEY,  SCRANTON,  PA.  Chas.  R.  Weatherhogg,  Architect 


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RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


CHARLES  F  CRANDALL. 
ARCHITECT, 

400  ELLWANGER  &  BARRY  BUILDING. 
ROCH  ESTER. N.Y 


Rochester,  H.  Y.,  Sept. 22, 1910 

Roddis  Lumbar  &  Veneer  uo., 

1319  Michigan  Blvd. 

Chicago,  Ill. 

Gentlemen 

This  Is  to  certify  that  the  Inlaid  flush  veneer 
doors,  which  you  Induced  us  to  adopt  for  the  Hotel  Rochester, 
have  been  Installed  a  little  over  two  years  and  have  given 
satisfaction  In  every  way.  We  have  never  heard  of  repairs 
being  necessary  on  any  of  these  doors  and  believe  they  are 
standing  as  well  as  wnen  first  put  In.  At  your  suggestion, 
we  used  only  a  single  door  between  oommunicatlng  rooms.  The 
sound  resisting  qualities  have  been  satisfactory. 


Yours  truly, 


PRIVATE  OFFICE 

THE  ANTHONY  HOTEL 

H,  J,  KEENAN.  PROPRIETOR 
FORT  WAYNE.  INDIANA 


Fort  Wayne,  Ind  ,  Sept.  24,  1910. 

Roddis  Lumber  &  Veneer  Co., 

Marshfield,  Wis. 

Gentlemen:  Replying  to  yours  of  the  23rd,  beg  to  state 
that  the  doors  furnished  this  hotel  by  your  company  have 
given  entire  satisfaction.  In  fact,  they  are  one  of  the  prom¬ 
inent  features  of  the  hotel,  and  I  do  not  hesitate  to  recom¬ 
mend  them  as  such. 

Respectfully  yours, 

H.  J.  KEENAN. 

Doors  were  furnished  in  this  hotel  over  four  years  ago. 


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Nos  1.  and  3.  VIEWS  IN  THE  GOVERNOR'S  MANSION,  OLYMPIA,  WASHINGTON 

No.  2.  ONE  OF  NUMEROUS  CHICAGO  APARTMENTS  FITTED  WITH 
RODDIS  DOORS  AND  INLAID  WAINSCOTING. 


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RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


January  2,  1913 


HOTEL  STATLEE,  CLEVELAND,  O. 

One  of  the  finest  hotels  in  America.  Equipped  with  over  3,000  of  our  doors. 


Roddis  Lumber  &  Veneer  Co., 
Marshfield,  Wis. 


Gentlemen :-We  have  your  letter  of  December  23rd, 
and  in  reply  are  pleased  to  state  that  we  are 
very  much  pleased  with  the  doors  furnished  for 
Hotel  Statler,  and  cannot  speak  to  highly 
of  them. 

Very  truly  yours. 


HOTEL  STATLEE 


i^anL,26'  ?ur  doors  were  specified  for  the  large  addition  to  this 

hotel.  We  are  shipping  700  additional  Mahogany  doors  of  the  same  type  as 
originally  furnished  for  this  very  beautiful  structure. 


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RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


Engineering  Building,  U.  of  M.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Chemistry  Building,  U.  of  M.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

C.  H.  Johnston,  Architect. 


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Roddis  Standard  Construction 

Our  STANDARD  Flush  Veneered  Doors  are  made  five-ply  as 
shown  in  the  illustration  on  the  next  page.  The  cores  are  dove¬ 
tailed  and  glued  together.  There  is  a  continuous  hardwood  band  %" 
thick  entirely  around  the  door  core.  The  cross  banding  is  glued  over 
this  core  and  the  face  veneers  are  laid  perpendicularly.  The  hardwood 
bands  encase  the  core  as  in  an  air-tight  compartment,  keeping  the 
core  dry  and  preventing  the  door  from  shrinking,  swelling  or  warping. 


thickness  of  For  all  interior  doors,  the  thickness  of  the  cross  band 
veneers  for  and  face  veneers  is  1  16"  thick,  making  a  total  thick- 
interior  doors  negg  0f  jam;na^e(j  w00cj  thick  on  each  side  of 

the  core.  This  construction  we  consider  far  superior  to  any  three-ply 
door  made  up  with  single  thick  Vs"  or  heavier  faces  and  glued  to  any 
kind  of  a  core.  We  estimate  the  breaking  strength  of  our  construction 
at  least  four  times  that  of  a  three-ply  door  made  up  with  Vs"  single 


thick  faces. 

Veneers  on  pianos  are  1/28"  thick  and  we  do  not  recommend  the 
use  of  faces  any  thicker  than  1/16",  our  STANDARD  CONSTRUC¬ 
TION  for  interior  doors.  There  are  many  practical  reasons  why  this 
construction  is  the  best,  which  space  here  forbids  us  to  enlarge  upon. 

One  very  important  reason  is  that  the  joints  in  the  faces  of 
doors  which  are  made  up  with  heavy  veneers  will  open  after  the  doors 
have  been  in  place  a  short  time,  and  cracked  varnish  or  finish  on  the 
surface  of  the  door  is  the  result,  because  the  thick  veneers  not 
being  thoroughly  permeated  with  glue,  yield  exactly  like  solid 
lumber  to  atmospheric  conditions.  Briefly,  a  lamination  of  thin  veneers 
is  the  best  and  most  satisfactory  construction  for  interior  doors,  a 
construction  which  resists  all  atmospheric  changes  and  conditions. 
Piano  manufacturers  and  other  makers  of  high  grade  cabinet  work 
have  known  this  for  years,  but  the  fact  has  been  overlooked  by  most 
door  manufacturers. 


thickness  of  We  adhere  to  the  five-ply  construction.  Weather 

veneers  for  conditions  demand  and  the  requirements  of  outside 

n I f !* ! !* finish  do  not  forbid  the  use  of  thick  veneers  on  this 

FRENCH  DOORS 

type  of  door.  Accordingly,  our  STANDARD  front, 
or  exterior  door,  and  French  door  are  made  with  Vs"  faces  with  cross 
band  the  same  as  for  interior  doors,  i.  e.,  1/16"  thick. 

We  do  make  this  class  of  door  with  t/s"  cross  band  and  with 
Vs",  3/16"  and  14"  faces,  but  we  recommend  our  STANDARD 
CONSTRUCTION  as  more  satisfactory. 

Architects,  engineers  and  owners  probably  experience  more  trouble 
with  the  doors  than  any  other  feature  of  the  building.  The  ordinary 
door  shrinks  in  dry  weather  and  swells  in  damp.  We  have  overcome 
this  trouble  by  the  use  of  laminated  construction.  This  style  of  con¬ 
struction  cross  bands  the  core  and  veneer  and  prevents  shrinking  and 
swelling.  We  have  demonstrated  this  to  be  a  fact  under  very  adverse 
conditions. 


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RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


Messrs.  Geo.  B.  Post  &  Sons,  New  York  City,  a  widely  known 
firm  of  architects,  when  specifying  flush  doors  require  a  construction 
identical  with  RODDIS  STANDARD  CONSTRUCTION. 


D — Core  dovetailed  together. 

E — Inlaying. 

mouldings  All  muntins,  glass  stops  and  mouldings  of  all  kinds  are 
of  the  same  wood  as  face  veneers  of  doors;  accordingly  a  divided 
opening  door  veneered  Mahogany  one  side,  Quarter  Sawed  White  Oak 
one  side,  will  have  Mahogany  muntins  and  glass  stops  on  the  Mahog¬ 
any  side,  and  Quartered  Oak  muntins  and  glass  stops  on  the  Quartered 
Oak  side. 

edge  All  doors  made  up  our  STANDARD  CONSTRUCTION  have 
strips  edge  strips  of  plain  woods.  Doors  veneered,  with  White  Oak 
or  Red  Oak,  Quarter  Sawed  White  or  Red  Oak,  have  Oak  edge  strips; 
doors  veneered  with  Birch,  Mahogany,  Walnut,  Yellow  and  White  Pine, 
Whitewood,  Basswood  and  Maple  have  Birch  edge  strips;  Elm  and 
Cypress  doors  have  Elm  edge  strips;  Ash  doors  are  made  up  with  Ash 
edge  strips;  Circassian  Walnut  have  Red  Gum  edge  strips. 

At  a  small  additional  price  we  can  supply  edge  strips  on  all  doors 
of  the  same  wood  as  face  veneers. 

inlay  We  inlay  in  plain  Grecian  lines,  and  can  furnish  crests, 
WORK  monograms,  inscriptions,  numbers  or  any  designs  of  inlay, 
details  of  which  may  be  submitted. 

Inlay  work  is  our  specialty,  and  we  believe  that  we  have  the  best 
and  most  complete  method  of  inserting  inlay  in  woodwork. 

Inlay  work  is  of  wood  and  is  the  full  thickness  of  face  veneer. 
Our  standard  widths  of  inlay  lines  are  as  follows:  !/s'\  3/16", 
6/16",  7/16"  and  Vz These  lines  consist  of  a  single  strip,  a 

two-ply  strip  or  a  three-ply  strip  made  up  of  various  combinations  of 
woods  glued  together. 


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Usually  for  one-line  inlay  work  we  use  a  three-ply  strip  5/16" 
wide,  and  again  for  two-line  inlay  work,  an  outer  three-ply  strip  5/16" 
wide  and  an  inner  one-ply  strip  i/s"  wide:  The  three-ply  strip  with 
White  Holly  outer  plies  and  Ebonized  Maple  inner  ply;  the  one-ply 
strip  of  White  Holly. 

In  inlaying  doors,  when  not  otherwise  specified,  a  margin  of  1" 
is  left  between  the  inner  and  outer  inlay  lines,  and  unless  otherwise 
stated,  we  inlay  all  plain  flush  doors  with  6"  stiles  and  top  rails, 
14"  bottom  rails;  all  sash  doors  with  stiles  and  lock  rails,  same  width 
as  stiles  and  top  rails  around  openings,  and  with  12"  bottom  rails. 

The  woods  we  usually  use  for  inlay  work  are  White  Holly,  White 
Maple,  Turkish  Boxwood,  Mahogany,  Black  Walnut  and  Ebonized 
Maple  (a  substitute  for  Ebony  which  is  even  better  for  woodworking 
purposes  than  Ebony). 

One  of  the  unsatisfactory  features  of  veneered 
exterior  sash  doors  is  the  soaking  and  consequent 
loosening  of  the  veneers  by  the  action  of  moisture 
and  dampness  penetrating  the  door  between  the 
glass  and  glass  stop.  We  have  overcome  this  by 
putting  a  hardwood  weather  strip  3/16"  to  1/2" 
thick  of  same  wood  as  face  veneers,  full  thickness 
of  the  door,  under  the  glass.  This  protects  the 
core  and  turns  aside  all  water. 

This  illustration  shows  our  usual  method  of 
protecting  outside  flush  doors  by  use  of  weather 
strips.  These  strips  are  placed  beneath  glass 
openings  of  all  flush  veneered  doors  used  for  exte¬ 
rior  purposes. 

A — protecting  weather  strip. 

C — glass  stop. 

Cross  section  of  bottom  rail 


Where  exterior  flush  veneered  sash  doors  may  be  exposed  to  severe 
weather  conditions,  we  recommend  the  use  of  additional  weather  strips 
as  shown  in  illustration  No.  2.  These  additional  strips  are  placed 
around  the  sides  and  top  of  glass  opening,  thus  protecting  core  at  all 
exposed  points. 


C — glass  stops. 


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TYPE  A. 


Letter  A  indicates  that  door  is  to  be  made  up  without 
inlay.  Face  veneer  as  shown  in  cut  is  Yellow  Pine.  Any 
face  veneer  may  be  used.  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


TYPE  B. 


Letter  B  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows 
African  Mahogany  Door.  Inlaid  with  White  Holly  and 
ebonized  wood. 

Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  see  price  folder. 


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TYPE  C. 


Letter  C  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  face 
veneers  of  Circassian  Walnut,  plain  matched,  inlaid  with 
Turkish  Boxwood  and  Ebonized  Maple.  Construction 
RODDIS  STANDARD. 

Doors  in  this  wood  are  less  expensive  than  the  old 
style  panel  doors.  For  information  regarding  prices,  see 
price  folder. 


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Leter  C  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  broken 
stripe  African  Mahogany  inlaid  with  Ebonized  Maple  and 
White  Holly,  with  Dyckman  crest  and  door  number.  Con¬ 
struction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

We  can  furnish  special  designs  at  moderate  cost. 
Apply  for  prices. 


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TYPE  B. 


Letter  B  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  Cir¬ 
cassian  Walnut,  diamond  matched,  inlaid  with  Ebonized 
Maple  and  White  Holly.  Construction  RODDIS  STAND¬ 
ARD. 

Doors  in  this  wood  cost  less  than  the  old  fashioned 
panel  doors,  and  are  far  more  beautiful.  For  information 
regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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TYPE  B— STATLER. 


Letter  B  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows 
African  Mahogany  door  as  made  for  Hotel  Statler  (Cleve¬ 
land).  The  stiles  and  rails  are  made  in  Plain  Mahogany. 
Within  inlay  line  a  shaded  stripe  of  African  Mahogany  is 
used.  Inlaid  with  Turkish  Boxwood  and  Ebonized  Maple. 
Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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TY  PE  “B"  SPECIAL 


Letter  B  designates  design  of  Inlay.  Cut  shows 
African  Mahogany  door  with  Plain  Mahogany  stiles  and 
rails.  Special  panel  effect  shown  is  what  we  term  Crotch 
Mahogany,  inlaid  with  Turkish  Boxwood  and  Ebonized 
Maple. 

Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 


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TYPE  D. 


Letter  D  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  face 
veneers  of  broken  stripe  African  Mahogany  inlaid  with 
Ebonized  Maple  and  White  Holly.  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD. 

This  door  is  less  expensive  than  the  old  style  panel 
doors.  See  price  folder. 


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TYPE  B. 


Letter  B  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  Birch 
door,  unselected  for  color,  inlaid  with  Ebonized  Maple  and 
White  Holly,  and  finished  in  light  Mahogany.  Construc¬ 
tion  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

Our  doors  are  extremely  moderate  in  price.  For 
information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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TYPE  B. 


Letter  B  designates  design  of  inlay  but  not  composi¬ 
tion  of  inlay  line.  This  may  be  varied.  See  Pages  28  and 
29.  Cut  shows  broken  stripe  African  Mahogany  inlaid  with 
Ebonized  Maple  and  White  Holly.  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD. 

This  door  is  less  expensive  than  the  old  fashioned 
panel  door.  See  price  folder. 


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TYPE  E. 


Letter  E  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  face 
veneers  in  Quartered  Red  Gum  inlaid  with  Ebonized  Maple 
and  White  Holly,  with  a  light  brown  Circassian  Walnut 
finish.  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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TYPE  F. 


Letter  F  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  face 
veneers  of  Quarter  Sawed  Oak.  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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TYPE  B-2. 


Inlay  style  B  two-panel  effect.  Cut  shows  face  veneers 
of  Curly  Birch  inlaid  with  Ebonized  Maple  and  White 
Holly.  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

Flush  veneered  doors  in  this  type  are  less  expensive 
than  old  fashioned  panel  doors. 


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TYPE  C. 


Letter  C  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  face 
veneers  of  Red  Birch  inlaid  with  Ebonized  Maple  and 
White  Holly.  This  door  is  finished  in  a  medium  shade  of 
Mahogany.  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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TYPE  G. 


Letter  G  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  face 
veneers  of  Birch,  unselected  for  color,  inlaid  with  Ebonized 
Maple  and  White  Holly.  Finished  in  a  shade  of  Mahogany 
known  as  Toona  wood.  Use  only  water  stains  to  produce 
beautiful  and  lasting  effects.  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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TYPE  H. 


Letter  H  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  face 
veneers  of  Red  Oak  inlaid  with  Ebonized  Maple  and  White 
Holly,  finished  in  a  light  Golden  Oak.  Construction 
RODDIS  STANDARD. 

The  cost  of  this  door  is  very  moderate,  slightly  higher 
than  the  old  fashioned  panel  door.  See  price  folder. 


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TYPE  I. 


Letter  I  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  face 
veneers  in  Brown  Ash  inlaid  with  Ebonized  Maple  and 
White  Holly.  This  beautiful  wood  takes  a  fine  finish.  Con¬ 
struction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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TYPE  J. 


Letter  J  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  face 
veneers  in  White  Oak  inlaid  with  Ebonized  Maple  and 
White  Holly.  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

The  cost  of  this  door  is  moderate,  slightly  in  excess  of 
old  fashioned  panel  doors.  See  price  folder. 


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TYPE  K. 


Letter  K  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  Cir¬ 
cassian  Walnut  face  veneers,  plain  matched,  inlaid  with 
Ebonized  wood  and  White  Holly.  (We  make  a  specialty 
of  fine  matching.)  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

This  door  is  less  expensive  than  the  old  style  panel 
door.  See  price  folder. 


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RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


TYPE  L. 


Letter  L  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  face 
veneers  of  Sawn  Cypress  inlaid  with  Mahogany  and  White 
Holly.  We  make  a  specialty  of  matching  sawn  veneers. 
This  work  is  done  by  experts  in  our  factory.  Construction 
RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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TYPE  M. 


Letter  M  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  face 
veneers  in  Quarter  Sawed  Oak  inlaid  with  Ebonized  Maple 
and  White  Holly.  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

This  door  is  less  expensive  than  the  old  fashioned 
panel  door,  and  far  more  beautiful  and  durable.  See  price 
folder. 


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RODDIS  LUMBER  &  VENEER  CO.,  MARSHFIELD,  WIS. 


TYPE  N. 


Letter  N  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  face 
veneers  in  Birch,  unselected  for  color,  inlaid  with  single 
line  of  White  Holly.  Birch  is  the  most  beautiful  of  all 
North  American  hardwoods.  For  Mahogany  or  Walnut 
finishes,  use  only  Birch  unselected  for  color.  We  recom¬ 
mend  also  the  use  of  water  stains  on  Birch  and  Mahogany. 
Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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TYPE  O. 


Letter  0  designates  design  of  inlay.  Cut  shows  face 
veneers  of  Curly  Mahogany.  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R502. 


Cut  shows  face  African  Mahogany.  Raised  mirror 
molding  one  side.  Type  A  or  with  inlay  other  side.  We 
can  furnish  this  door  in  any  wood.  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD.  Note  mirror  construction  shown  on  Page  55. 
For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R503. 


Sunken  mirror  door.  Cut  shows  Quarter  Sawed  Oak. 
Can  furnish  this  door  in  any  wood.  RODDIS  STANDARD 
construction.  Note  mirror  construction  shown  on  Page  55. 
For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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Front  Entrance  and  French  Doors 

On  the  following  pages  we  show  some  designs  of 
front  doors  in  very  general  use,  also  some  designs  of 
French  doors  which  are  rapidly  becoming  most  popular 
with  the  trade. 

Unless  otherwise  specified,  all  doors  will  be  made 
up  RODDIS  STANDARD  CONSTRUCTION,  the  details 
of  which  are  given  on  Page  27. 

All  the  outside  doors,  as  shown  on  Pages  57,  58, 
63,  75,  76  and  82,  as  well  as  all  French  doors,  are  stile 
and  rail  construction,  but  have  the  distinctive  feature 
of  the  top  and  bottom  rails  being  made  with  the  grain 
of  the  face  veneers  running  the  same  way  as  the  face 
veneers  on  the  stiles,  thus  giving  the  openings  the 
appearance  of  being  cut  out  of  the  solid.  This  adds 
greatly  to  the  artistic  appearance  and  in  no  way 
impairs  the  strength  of  the  door.  These  doors  are 
encased  in  a  hardwood  band  and  are  in  fact  made  up 
RODDIS  STANDARD  CONSTRUCTION  throughout. 

We  do  not  guarantee  outside  veneered  doors  where 
they  are  exposed  to  severe  weather  conditions,  and  are 
compelled  to  take  this  position  because  good  finishing 
is  the  exception  rather  than  the  rule.  All  outside  doors, 
whether  veneered  or  made  from  solid  lumber,  should 
be  carefully  protected  with  good  paint  or  the  best  grade 
of  outside  varnish.  This  painting  should  not  only 
include  the  surface  of  the  door  but  particularly  the  top 
and  bottom  edges. 

When  properly  protected  with  good  finish,  we 
believe  that  our  outside  doors  are  the  best  and  most 
satisfactory  door  that  can  be  used.  Where  exterior 
sash  doors  are  exposed  to  severe  weather  conditions,  we 
recommend  the  use  of  the  additional  weather  strip  as 
shown  on  Page  29  of  our  catalog. 

RODDIS  flush  veneered  outside  doors  have  stood 
the  test  of  severe  weather  conditions. 


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R600— ANDOVER. 


Cut  shows  Quarter  Sawed  Oak  veneers.  Rails  veneered 
to  match  stiles.  Moulding — Egg  and  Dart.  Construction 
RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R601. 


Cut  shows  face  veneers  of  Quarter  Sawed  Oak.  We 
recommend  small  water  table  as  shown  for  this  type  of 
door.  Note  that  rails  are  veneered  to  match  stiles.  Con¬ 
struction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

Our  front  doors  have  been  found  to  be  very  satis¬ 
factory. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R602— YALE. 


Cut  shows  face  veneers  in  Quarter  Sawed  Oak  with 
style  D  inlay  and  Torch.  Any  face  veneers  may  be  used 
or  special  designs  of  inlay.  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R603— DICKERSON. 


Cut  shows  face  veneers  in  Birch  unselected  for  color. 
Any  face  veneers  may  be  used.  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD.  Above  opening  arranged  for  glass  with 
raised  stops.  See  Cut  18,  page  96. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R604— PURITAN. 


Face  veneers  as  shown  are  Quarter  Sawed  Oak. 
Unless  otherwise  specified,  door  will  be  furnished  without 
glass.  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R605— ARLINGTON. 


Cut  shows  face  veneers  of  Quarter  Sawed  Oak.  Con¬ 
struction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R606— RARITAN. 


Cut  shows  face  veneers  in  White  Oak.  Rails  veneered 
to  match  stiles  and  give  opening  appearance  of  being  cut 
from  solid.  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R607— AGENDA. 


Cut  shows  face  veneers  in  Red  Oak.  Front  doors 
furnished  moulded  but  not  glazed  unless  otherwise  speci¬ 
fied.  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R608— GLADSTONE. 


Face  veneers  shown  in  cut  are  Red  Oak.  Construction 
RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R609— PASADENA. 


Cut  shows  face  veneers  in  Quarter  Sawed  Oak.  Con¬ 
struction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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Cut  shows  face  veneers  in  Birch  unselected  for  color. 
Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R611— WEBSTER. 


Cut  shows  face  veneers  in  Birch  unselected  for  color. 
Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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Cut  shows  face  veneers  in  Striped  African  Mahogany. 
Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R613— DENTON. 


Face  veneers  shown  in  cut  are  Striped  African 
Mahogany.  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R614— GLEN  RIDGE. 


Cut  shows  face  veneers  of  Sawn  Cypress.  Any  face 
veneers  may  be  used.  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 
For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R615— UPHAM. 


Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  White  Oak.  Open¬ 
ings  are  cut  from  solid  door.  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R616— LYNDHUKST. 


Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  White  Oak.  Open¬ 
ings  are  cut  from  solid  door.  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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RS17— FLAMBEAU. 


Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Brown  Ash.  Con¬ 
struction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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K618— LAKEHURST. 


Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Birch  unselected  for 
color.  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R619— LAKEWOOD. 


Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Birch  unselected  for 
color.  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R620— CORTLANDT. 


Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Brown  Ash.  Con¬ 
struction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R621— RALSTON. 


Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Red  Oak.  Construc¬ 
tion  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R622— PRINDLE. 


Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Red  Oak.  Con¬ 
struction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


Pape  Seventy-nine 


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R623— HOPATCONG. 


Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Birch  unselected  for 
color.  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R624— KINGSTON. 


Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Yellow  Pine.  Con¬ 
struction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R625— CAMBRIDGE. 


Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Quarter  Sawed  Oak. 
Rails  veneered  to  match  stiles.  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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Cuts  show  veneers  in  Quarter  Sawed  Oak.  Rails 
veneered  to  match  stiles.  Construction  RODDIS  STAND¬ 
ARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


R626— SIDELIGHTS. 


R627— SIDELIGHTS. 


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R700— FRENCH  DOOR. 


Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Birch  unselected  for 
color.  Rails  veneered  to  match  stiles.  Stiles  and  top  rail 
4",  bottom  rail  8".  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 
For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R701— FRENCH  DOOR. 


Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Red  Oak.  Any 
style  of  inlay  can  be  used  or  any  face  veneers.  Stiles  and 
top  rail  6",  bottom  rail  18".  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R702— FRENCH  DOOR. 


Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Red  Oak.  Stiles  and 
top  rail  G"  and  bottom  rail  14".  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R703— FRENCH  DOOR— HAMILTON. 

Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Mahogany.  Stiles 
and  top  rail  2%",  bottom  rail  8".  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R700— FRENCH  DOORS  (Double) 

Face  veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Mahogany.  Stiles 
and  top  rail  2%",  bottom  rail  8".  Construction  RODDIS 
STANDARD. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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Interior  Columns 


Built  up  five-ply  and  very  durable. 

For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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Transoms 


Wooden  transoms  shut  out  the  light  from  halls,  may 
be  opened  if  desired,  and  are  especially  desirable  for 
bedrooms. 

Transoms  can  be  made  up  with  any  style  of  inlay  to 
match  doors.  Construction  RODDIS  STANDARD. 

For  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R800— INLAID  WAINSCOTING. 

Veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Birch  unselected  for  color. 
Prices  figured  on  square  foot  of  surface,  including  inlay. 
For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


R801—  INLAID  WAINSCOTING. 

Veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Curly  Birch. 

Prices  figured  on  square  foot  of  surface  including  inlay. 
For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R802— INLAID  WAINSCOTING. 

Veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Quarter  Sawed  Oak. 

Prices  figured  on  square  foot  of  surface  including  inlay. 
For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


R803— INLAID  WAINSCOTING. 

Veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Mahogany. 

Prices  figured  on  square  foot  of  surface  including  inlay. 
For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R804— INLAID  WAINSCOTING. 

Veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Birch  unselected  for  color. 
Prices  figured  on  square  foot  of  surface  including  inlay. 
For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


R805— INLAID  WAINSCOTING. 


Veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Curly  Mahogany. 

Prices  figured  on  square  foot  of  surface  including  inlay. 
For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R807— INLAID  WAINSCOTING. 

Veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Striped  African  Mahogany. 
Prices  figured  on  square  foot  of  surface  including  inlay. 
For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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R808— INLAID  WAINSCOTING. 

Veneers  as  shown  in  cut  are  Quarter  Sawed  Oak. 

Prices  figured  on  square  foot  of  surface  including  inlay. 
For  information  regarding  prices,  see  price  folder. 


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DOOR  SECTION  5 


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on  faces  but  also  on  edges.  Final  coat  can  either  be  left  in  the  gloss 
or  finished  with  a  rubbed  finish. 

Do  not  under  any  circumstances  use  shellac  on  exterior  wood¬ 
work  since  weather  affects  same  to  such  an  extent  that  in  a  very  short 
time  entire  finish,  no  matter  how  many  coats  of  varnish  many  be 
applied  over  the  same,  will  be  ruined. 

CAUTION — Do  not  store  or  hang  veneered  doors  in  a  damp 
building.  Doors  shipped  in  the  white,  immediately  on  delivery,  should 
have  faces  stained  and  shellaced  or  filled  and  shellaced.  Edges  should 
also  be  given  one  coat  of  good  paint  with  the  least  possible  delay. 
It  is  a  fact  well  known  to  all  woodworkers  that  seasoned  and  kiln 
dried  lumber  in  the  white  when  exposed  to  the  air  absorbs  a  large 
amount  of  moisture. 


OUR  FACILITIES. 

Twenty-eight  thousand  acres  of  timber  reserves,  traversed  with 
fifteen  miles  of  our  own  railroads;  saw  mill,  planing  and  veneer  mills; 
largest  and  best  equipped  veneering  plant  in  the  world;  three  hundred 
employes  in  veneering  and  flush  door  departments. 


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